SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income, Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Geoff Howie

SGX Market Strategist, Equity & Fixed Income

Asia’s leading multi-asset exchange

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Singapore Exchange is Asia’s leading and trusted market infrastructure, facilitating the exchange of capital and ideas to create value for people, businesses and economies. As a multi-asset exchange operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards, SGX is a vertically integrated business that provides listing, trading, clearing, settlement, depository and data services.

With about 40% of listed companies and over 80% of listed bonds originating outside of Singapore as well as established linkages across the region and in Europe, SGX is Asia’s most international and connected exchange. Offering a full suite of derivatives products across Asian equity indices, commodities and currencies, SGX is the world’s most liquid international market for the benchmark equity indices of China, India, Japan and ASEAN.

As Asia’s pioneering central counterparty, SGX is globally recognised for its risk management and clearing capabilities, and was one of the first globally to adopt the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure.

Headquartered in AAA-rated Singapore, SGX has over 800 employees including offices in Beijing, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Mumbai, San Francisco, Shanghai and Tokyo.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Over five sessions, directors and substantial shareholders made 32 acquisitions and six disposals, with 32 companies conducting buybacks totaling S$71.5 million.</li><li>Centurion Corporation's Executive Directors acquired 1,077,500 shares, increasing their interests, while the company reported 31% revenue growth in 1HFY26.</li><li>BlackRock became a substantial unitholder of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, increasing its deemed interest to 5.00% with 574,800 units acquired.</li></ul>

Over five sessions, directors and substantial shareholders made 32 acquisitions and six disposals, with 32 companies conducting buybacks totaling S$71.5 million.Centurion Corporation's Executive Directors acquired 1,077,500 shares, increasing their interests, while the company reported 31% revenue growth in 1HFY26.BlackRock became a substantial unitholder of Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, increasing its deemed interest to 5.00% with 574,800 units acquired.

Institutional and Insider Accumulation as Buybacks Accelerate

One-Stop Financial Services, uSMART Securities Pte Ltd

uSMART Securities

One-Stop Financial Services

uSMART Securities Pte Ltd

uSMART Securities (Singapore) Pte. Ltd (uSMART SG),is a leading securities company regulated by MAS and we hold a Capital Markets Services (CMS) License under the Securities and Futures Act 2001. We provide smart, professional and outstanding one-stop financial services to our clients, to best serve investors' needs and investment journey.

<ul><li>Downgrade to OUTPERFORM; TP lowered to S$1.67 on hybrid SOTP.</li><li>We downgrade Centurion to OUTPERFORM from BUY and lower our target price to S$1.67 from S$1.85, implying 12.8% upside from the 18 Sep 2026 closing price of S$1.48.</li><li>The rating change reflects the lower assessed upside rather than weaker operations.</li></ul>

Downgrade to OUTPERFORM; TP lowered to S$1.67 on hybrid SOTP.We downgrade Centurion to OUTPERFORM from BUY and lower our target price to S$1.67 from S$1.85, implying 12.8% upside from the 18 Sep 2026 closing price of S$1.48.The rating change reflects the lower assessed upside rather than weaker operations.

Centurion Corporation Limited: Earnings Update (22 September 2026)

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Event-Driven

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<li>On the 18th June, personal computer parts and accessories play <strong><a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pc-partner-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8492:1" rel="noopener">PC Partner (1263 HK)</a></strong> (PCP) announced a SGX listing was under consideration; and a <a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0618/2024061800917.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">possible withdrawal of the HKEx listing</a>.</li>
<li>PCP's<a href="https://www1.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/2024/0830/2024083002822.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> 30th August announcement</a> provided clarity on a step-by-step approach for the HKEx withdrawal. I recently held zooms with the SFC and SGX for added clarification.</li>
<li>PCP's exchange relocation is predicated on PCP's operational expansion into new markets, in particular, Southeast Asia. How and when the SGX becomes the preferred trading exchange  remains an unanswered question. </li>
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On the 18th June, personal computer parts and accessories play PC Partner (1263 HK) (PCP) announced a SGX listing was under consideration; and a possible withdrawal of the HKEx listing.
PCP's 30th August announcement provided clarity on a step-by-step approach for the HKEx withdrawal. I recently held zooms with the SFC and SGX for added clarification.
PCP's exchange relocation is predicated on PCP's operational expansion into new markets, in particular, Southeast Asia. How and when the SGX becomes the preferred trading exchange  remains an unanswered question. 


PC Partner (1263 HK): Goodbye Hong Kong; Hello Singapore

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

Centurion Accommodation / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/centurion-accomodation-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45779:1" rel="noopener">Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP)</a> (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing.</li>
<li>CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).</li>
<li>We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.</li>
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Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing.
CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).
We have looked at the company's past performance in our previous note. In this note, we talk about valuations.


Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/centurion-accomodation-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45779:1" rel="noopener">Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP)</a> (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing.</li>
<li>CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).</li>
<li>In this note, we look at the REIT's portfolio and performance.</li>
</ul>



Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing.
CAREIT plans to invest directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of purpose-built worker accommodation (PBWA), purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) or other accommodation, located globally (excluding Malaysia).
In this note, we look at the REIT's portfolio and performance.


Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO - New Asset Class

Singapore

Centurion Corporation Limited is a Singapore-based investment holding company that owns, develops, and manages specialized accommodation assets globally. It provides purpose-built worker accommodation under the "Westlite Accommodation" brand and purpose-built student accommodation under the "Dwell" and "EPIISOD" brands, alongside an optical storage media manufacturing business. The company was established in 1981 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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Centurion (CENT SP)

Institutional and Insider Accumulation as Buybacks Accelerate

Over five sessions, directors and substantial shareholders made 32 acquisitions and six disposals, with 32 companies conducting buybacks totaling...

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX)

Centurion Corporation Limited: Earnings Update (22 September 2026)

Operating momentum intact; capital returns now determine upside. Downgrade to OUTPERFORM; TP lowered to S$1.67 on hybrid SOTP.

uSMART Securities

PC Partner (1263 HK): Goodbye Hong Kong; Hello Singapore

The exchange relocation is predicated on PCP's operational expansion into new markets, inotably, SE Asia. How and when the SGX becomes the...

David Blennerhassett

Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO - Thoughts on Valuation

Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing. In this note, we talk about valuations.

Sumeet Singh

Centurion Accomodation REIT IPO - New Asset Class

Centurion Accomodation REIT (CAREIT SP) (CAREIT) plans to raise around US$600m in its Singapore listing. In this note, we talk about the REIT's...

Sumeet Singh

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